Sep 30, 1881

Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario to Nelson Andrew and Jane “Jennie” (nee Salter) Storms

 
On his birth registration, his name is listed as William Nelson Storms, not Willard

Jun 10, 1914

Married to Delma Mountney in Monteagle Township, Ontario

Mar 6, 1916

Attested into the 155^th Battalion CEF in Bancroft, Ontario

Ø  Number 636816

Ø  Next of kin given as Delma Storms, wife, Bancroft, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Engineer

o   Later noted as Stationary Engineer

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Methodist

 
On attesting he lied about his age, stating that he had been born in 1893, not his actual birth year of 1881.

 
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area

Oct 17, 1916

Embarked the SS Northland in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Oct 28, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott

Dec 5, 1916

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Dec 6, 1916

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

Dec 8, 1916

After leaving the base depot, Private Storms joined the 21^st Battalion resting in Divisional Reserve in Bully Grenay, France

Mar 20, 1917

Admitted to the No. 2 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis.  He was transferred the same day to the No. 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for further treatment

Mar 22, 1917

Transferred via the No. 28 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 26 General Hospital, Etaples, France

Apr 9, 1917

Diagnosis changed to read Pulmonary Tuberculosis and transferred to the No. 2 General Hospital in Havre

Apr 13, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Panama

 
On arrival in England he was admitted to the Burmondsy Military Hospital, Ladywell Road, London

 
Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

May 24, 1917

Transferred to the Ontario Military Hospital in Orpington

Jul 21, 1917

Embarked the Hospital Ship Letitia in Liverpool and invalided to Canada

Aug 2, 1917

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Aug 5, 1917

Admitted to the Mowat Memorial Hospital in Kingston

Apr 28, 1918

Willard Nelson Storms died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis while a patient in the Mowat Sanitorium, Portsmouth, Ontario (now part of Kingston).  He was later buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bancroft, Ontario

Apr 17, 1919

His widow Delma, was remarried to Daniel McKenzie in Bancroft, Ontario

 
Following the war, the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs. D. McKenzie, Bancroft, Ontario

 
A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs. Nelson Storms, Picton, Ontario

Willard Nelson Storms is remembered on the
War Memorial in Bancroft, Ontario

He is also remembered on the War Memorial in Picton, Ontario